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Cambodia glows with ancient wonder. From the fabled temples of Angkor Wat to the heady metropolis of Phnom Penh. At its feet are tropical islands. In its highlands are the majestic Cardamom Mountains.
No one knows for certain how long people have lived in what is now Cambodia, as studies of its prehistory are undeveloped. A carbon-l4 dating from a cave in northwestern Cambodia suggests that people using stone tools lived in the cave as early as 4000 bc, and rice has been grown on Cambodian soil since well before the 1st century ad.
Cambodia's modem-day culture has its roots in the 1st to 6th centuries in a state referred to as Funan, known as the oldest Indianized state in Southeast Asia.
It is from this period that evolved Cambodia's language, part of the Mon-Khmer family, which contains elements of Sanskrit, its ancient religion of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Funan gave way to the Angkor Empire with the rise to power of King Jayavarman II in 802. The following 600 years saw powerful Khmer kings dominate much of present day Southeast Asia, from the borders of Myanmar east to the South
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It was during this period that Khmer kings built the most extensive concentration of religious temples in the world - the Angkor temple complex.
The most successful of Angkor's kings, Jayavarman II, Indravarman I, Suryavarman II and Jayavarman VII, also devised a masterpiece of ancient engineering: a sophisticated irrigation system that includes barays (gigantic man-made lakes) and canals that ensured as many as three rice crops a year. Part of this system is still in use today.
Cambodia has a land area of 181,035 square kilometers in the southwestern part of the Indochina peninsula, about 20 percent of which is used for agriculture. It lies completely within the tropics with its southern most points slightly more than 10° above the Equator. The country capital city is Phnom Penh.
International borders are shared with Thailand and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on the West and the North, and the Social Republic of Viet Nam on the East and the Southeast. The country is bounded on the Southeast by the Gulf of Thailand Thearavada Buddhism is the official religion in Cambodia which is practiced by 95 percent of the population-- just like that of Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka. However, Christianity and Cham Muslim are being active.
Cambodia food is closely related to the cuisines of neighboring Thailand and Laos and, to a lesser extent, Vietnam, but there are some distinct local dishes. The overall consensus is that Khmer cooking is like Thai without spicy. Curries, stir tried vegetable, rice, noodles and soups are staples of the Khmer diet.
Siem Reap - The Jewel of South East Asia
Explore the World Famous Angkor Temples
Enjoy the Boat Ride at Tonle Sap Lake and Wing it at the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary
Cambodia's Cultural Capital
Explore the breath-taking Royal Palace, the Home to Royalty and the silver Pagoda & Gardens
Visit the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre, the Killing Fields, a truly sombre experience
Unique, Yet untouched Places
Discover the beaches of Sihanoukville, heaven on Earth
Explore the islands from Kep and Kampot, more intimate and truly off the beaten path!
